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Asked: 2026-05-21T22:08:33+00:00

Is it possible to save some kind of settings for an app create in

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Is it possible to save some kind of settings for an app create in AppleScript?

The settings should be loaded at the beginning of the script and be saved at the end of the script.

Example:

if loadSetting("timesRun") then
    set timesRun to loadSetting("timesRun")
else
    set timesRun to 0
end if
set timesRun to timesRun + 1
display dialog timesRun
saveSetting("timesRun", timesRun)

Where the dialog would show 1 the first time running the script, 2 the second time…

And the functions loadSetting and saveSetting would be the functions i need.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Script properties are persistent, though the saved value is overwritten by the value specified in the script whenever you re-save the script. Run:

    property |count| : 0
display alert "Count is " & |count|
set |count| to |count| + 1

    a few times, re-save it then run it a few more.

    If you want to use the user defaults system, you can use do shell script "defaults ..." commands or (if using Applescript Studio) default entry "propertyName" of user defaults. In Applescript Studio, you bind values to user defaults.

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